- Reamonn
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Reamonn
Img_capt = Reamonn in Concert 2007
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Origin = flagicon|GermanyGermany , Freiburg
Genre = Pop-Rock
Years_active = 1999–present
Label =Universal Records
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URL = [http://www.reamonn.com www.reamonn.com]
Current_members =Rea Garvey Uwe Bossert
Mike „Gomezz“ GommeringerPhilipp Rauenbusch Sebastian Padotzke Barrack Obama (honorary)
Past_members =Reamonn is a German rock band that is well known all over Europe. Its members are Rea Garvey (voice/
acoustic guitar ), Uwe (lead guitar), Sebi (saxophone /Hammond organ /keyboards), Mike Gommeringer (Gomezz) (drums), and Phil (bass guitar ).History
In 1997, Rea Garvey left his former band
The Reckless Pedestrians and home townTralee ,Ireland to go to Germany with only 50 DM and a demo record in his pocket. He put an ad into the local paper "Stockacher Anzeiger" which stated, "Singer needs band for a record and shows." Mike Gommeringer (Gomezz) saw it and accurately predicted it must have been Garvey, whose original band he had once seen live. They met up and recruited Uwe, Sebi and Phil. In 1998 the band was set up. Their first gig was onNew Year's Eve 1998/1999 inStockach .In order to get a recording contract, they played at Logo, a pub in
Hamburg , in front of 16 representatives of various record labels in 1999. The band was quickly given several contract offers, from which they settled onVirgin Records .On July 7, 2007 they performed at the German leg of
Live Earth inHamburg . Also, lead singer Rea Garvey did vocals forPaul van Dyk 's song "Let Go".Reamonn was the warm up band for Senator Obama for his speech at the Victory Monument in Berlin in July 2008 before a crowd estimated at 200,000. The band made Obama an honorary member of the band and presented him with a band ring. [www.bild.de/BILD/news/bild-english/celebrity-gossip/2008/07/25/barack-obama/made-honorary-member-of-german-rock-band-reamonn.html]Albums
Tuesday
Tuesday"Tuesday" is Reamonns first album produced bySteve Lyon . The first single from it is "Supergirl". Both went gold and became the most-played song on German radio in 2000. Reamonn became stars and played at many festivals and concerts. In autumn 2000 they went on their own tour to promote their first album with support from Heyday. Future songs "Josephine" and "Waiting There For You" achieved similar success.Dream No. 7
Dream No. 7"Dream No. 7" is the second album. It was recorded in 2001. The name comes from the number of their former home and rehearsal room inMunzingen , a suburb of Freiburg. With the single "Weep", they had a guest appearance in the German movie "Mondscheintarif ".Beautiful Sky
Dream No. 7"Beautiful Sky" is their third album and was recorded inSpain and released in 2003. It reached #3 in the German album charts and went double platinum. The band toured withRobbie Williams inSwitzerland ,Austria ,Portugal ,Estonia ,Latvia andLithuania .Raise Your Hands
Dream No. 7"Raise Your Hands" is the first live album by Reamonn. It is recorded in 2004.Wish
Wish"Wish" was recorded in 2005 and was their fourth studio album. It was produced inLos Angeles with producerGreg Fidelman , who had worked with theRed Hot Chili Peppers andJohnny Cash .Reamonn
Reamonn"Reamonn" is the fifth studio album. It is released at Start date|2008|11|7. The first single from this albumThrough the Eyes of a Child .Discography
References
External links
* [http://www.reamonn.com Official Website]
*MySpace|reamonncom
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reamonn/8145211869 Reamonn] onFacebook
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